20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly

The 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly in Canada was established by the results of the 2023 Northwest Territories general election on November 14, 2023.^[1][2]

20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
Consensus parliament
December 8, 2023 – present
Parliament leaders
Premier	R. J. Simpson December 8, 2023 – present
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Shane Thompson December 7, 2023 – present
Members	19 seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Charles III September 8, 2022 – present
Commissioner	Margaret Thom September 18, 2017 – May 14, 2024
	Gerald Kisoun May 14, 2024 – present
← 19th

Membership

Member	District	First elected / previously elected
Sheryl Yakeleya	Deh Cho	2023
Julian Morse	Frame Lake	2023
Kate Reid	Great Slave	2023
R. J. Simpson	Hay River North	2015
Vince McKay	Hay River South	2023
Denny Rodgers	Inuvik Boot Lake	2023
Lesa Semmler	Inuvik Twin Lakes	2019
Caitlin Cleveland	Kam Lake	2019
George Nerysoo	Mackenzie Delta	2023
Jane Armstrong	Monfwi	2021
Shane Thompson	Nahendeh	2015
Lucy Kuptana	Nunakput	2023
Kieron Testart	Range Lake	2015,[a] 2023
Daniel McNeely	Sahtu	2015, 2023
Jay MacDonald	Thebacha	2023
Richard Edjericon	Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh	2022
Robert Hawkins	Yellowknife Centre	2003, 2023
Shauna Morgan	Yellowknife North	2023
Caroline Wawzonek	Yellowknife South	2019

Source:^[3]

Executive Council of the Northwest Territories

Main article: Executive Council of the Northwest Territories

Cabinet of the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly

Portfolio	Minister
Premier Government House Leader Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs Minister of Justice	R.J. Simpson
Deputy Premier Minister of Finance Minister of Infrastructure Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Power Corporation	Caroline Wawzonek
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment	Caitlin Cleveland
Minister Responsible for Housing NWT Minister Responsible for the Status of Women	Lucy Kuptana
Minister of Environment and Climate Change	Jay MacDonald
Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs Minister Responsible for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission Minister Responsible for the Public Utilities Board	Vince McKay
Minister of Health and Social Services	Lesa Semmler

Notes

1. Kam Lake